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Avatar: Seven Havens：新 Avatar 是女孩 Pavi，全世界却都怕她
Avatar: Seven Havens Turns Hero Into Villain
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Avatar: Seven Havens Turns Hero Into Villain. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 2 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 8 key vocabulary words such as 新闻、世界、朋友 and walks through 3 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
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English transcript reference
This July, there's big news, and many people are especially happy.
A story everyone loves — Avatar — has a new one.
This new story is called Avatar: Seven Havens.
In the story, there's a girl named Pavi.
In the world of Avatar, some people have special powers — they can move earth, water, even fire.
In the whole world, there's only one most special person, and he's called the Avatar.
In the old days, Avatars were good people, helping everyone, keeping everyone safe.
Pavi is the new Avatar.
But this time, it's very different.
In Pavi's world, something enormous has happened.
Many places are ruined, and many things are gone.
People are living very badly, and their hearts are full of fear.
Many people say: this new Avatar isn't here to help us.
She's here to wreck our world.
So many people fear Pavi, and run when they see her.
But Pavi herself is having a very hard time too.
She doesn't know who she really is.
When she was little, she had a close family member who grew up with her.
But that person got lost long ago and has been gone ever since.
Now Pavi walks alone, wondering: who am I?
What should I do?
This new story was made by the very people who made Avatar long ago.
So many old fans are saying: Avatar is back!
The new story can be watched on October 9, all twenty-six at once.
And you?
When you were little, was there a story you especially loved and still remember?
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇一个大新闻 = big news.
Pavi 的世界 = Pavi's world.
老朋友 = old fans/friends.
很特别的力量 = a special power.
很多人怕她 = many fear her.
有很特别的力量 = has a special power.
一个女孩，叫 Pavi = a girl named Pavi.
这个新故事 = this new story.
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法可是……
'But …' — introduces a contrast.
可是这一次，很不一样。
是来……的
'is here to (do) …' — states someone's purpose.
她是来把我们的世界弄坏的。
一边……一边……
'doing X while doing Y' at the same time.
Pavi 一边走，一边想：我是谁？
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